Roy Moore kept an Election Day tradition going today, riding his horse to the ballot box in Etowah County.

Moore, a Republican, faces Democrat Bob Vance in the race for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

A spokesman for the Moore campaign said that the 10 Commandments judge and his wife, Kayla, rode to the polls on horseback.

The couple made a similar trip in March, when Moore won a surprise victory in the GOP primary without a runoff.

"I want to thank the people of Alabama for their support and vote," Moore said in a statement issued by the campaign. "There was an exceptionally large turnout and I have been encouraged from all quarters. We look forward to a great victory in the return to Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court."

Moore also rode his horse to vote in his unsuccessful bid for governor in 2010. He said he lived close to his voting precinct in Gallant, Ala., and that Election Day "is a day of relaxation for us."

Vance, of Mountain Brook, took a more routine trip to the voting booth. A campaign spokesman said Vance and his family rode to their precinct "in a sensible, 4-door Honda Accord."